North Towanda vs Rome

A side-by-side comparison of North Towanda and Rome: population, income, housing, and more.

North Towanda and Rome are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Towanda has the higher population (576 vs 459 in Rome). Rome has the higher median household income ($59,286 vs $22,721 in North Towanda). North Towanda has the higher median home value ($170,000 vs $147,500 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	North Towanda	Rome
Population	576	459
Median age	64.1 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$22,721	$59,286
Median home value	$170,000	$147,500
Median gross rent	$583	$856
Housing units	383	197
Homeownership rate	22.0%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Towanda	Rome
Population	—	484 → 459 (-5.2%)
Median household income	—	$47,798 → $59,286 (+24.0%)
Median home value	—	$85,000 → $147,500 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$878 → $856 (-2.5%)

North Towanda

Rome

Population

484459

Median household income

$47,798$59,286

Median home value

$85,000$147,500

Median gross rent

$878$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Towanda	Rome
Under 5	5.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	6.9%	25.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	4.0%	19.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	5.9%	5.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	20.7%	6.8%
75 and over	27.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Towanda	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	96.3%
Black or African American	8.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Towanda	Rome
No high school diploma	13.3%	10.7%
High school graduate	55.8%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Towanda	Rome
Drove alone	91.8%	66.0%
Carpooled	1.5%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Towanda	Rome
1-unit, detached	27.7%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	52.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	35.5%

Poverty & households

	North Towanda	Rome
Poverty rate	34.2%	19.2%
Average household size	1.56	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1980	1963